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DNA disPLAY

The DNA disPLAY project attempts to take-on the challenge of DNA design by making DNA both
physical and visual as a new creative medium. We aim to allow anyone to design with
DNA by using easy and powerful software tools with direct ordering of custom DNA
sequences and a new process for CNC printing DNA images on paper. This project
eliminates the expensive and difficult process of imagining, order and DNA handling for
non-experts. In the near future, we imagine that DNA patterns can become microfluidic,
diagnostic and electronic displays where the structure of the drawing becomes a
computational medium.

Can we make the patterns of Conway's Game of Life with DNA? Can we make patterns transition between stages?

What is Conway's Game of Life?
The Game of Life is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970.The game consists of a collection of cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or multiply. Depending on the initial conditions, the cells form various patterns throughout the course of the game.
The Rules:
1. Each cell with 1 or no neighbors dies.
2. Each cell with 4 or more neighbors dies.
3. Each cell with 2 or 3 neighbors survives.
4. Each cell with 3 neighbors becomes populated.